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Abenteuerliche Reise durch mein Zimmer
“Adventurous Journey Through My Room” (title translated by AI)
Karl-Markus Gauß (born 1954)
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Many look for adventure far away; this writer finds it close at hand, in the realm of things. He sets out on a journey for which he never has to leave his flat in Salzburg, where he has lived since 1994, yet which takes the reader through many times and countries. In 38 chapters he praises everyday objects, from his desk to the strange species of the shower cap, and discovers in them the variety and riches of the world: brave and peculiar people, remote regions, little-known nationalities, and his own tastes. Along the way he defends his books against all who would throw them out.
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About the book
- Form
- Nonfiction
- Length
- 220 pages in the original
- Set in
- Austria
- First published
- 2019 by Paul Zsolnay Verlag
- Author's age
- 65 when first published
- ISBN
9783552059238 (original)